John Paul II Mobile Museum to Visit Ukrainian Cities

As part of the Nights of Churches, a traveling exhibit on the life and papacy of Pope John Paul II will tour Ukraine.

The museum is located in an 18-meter-long truck, which weight of 18 tons. The exhibition area is 62 square feet.

The Mobile Museum of John Paul II is a new project by the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center "Do not be afraid!" in Krakow. The goal is to promote the thoughts and teaching of the Holy Father.

This exhibit presents the personal artifacts of the Holy Father, his little-known photographs and films about his life. The personal belongings and memorabilia that one can see in the museum were given by Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, Archbishop of Krakow, the Archdiocesan Museum of Cardinal Karol Wojtyla in Krakow, and the Archive of the Metropolitan Curia in Krakow. The exhibit includes the breviary, which the pope used during daily prayer, his pen, rosary, shoes, skis, pectoral cross, cassock, headwear, and a clock from his personal residence at Castel Gandolfo.

The museum starts its tour in Lviv. Its grand opening will take place on June 7 on the main square in front of the City Hall. The museum will be in Lviv June 7-9, and will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

After Lviv, the mobile museum will visit Khmelnytsky, Vinnytsia, Berdychiv, Zhytomyr, and Kyiv, the Catholic magazine Credo reports.